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Show Page A6 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, September 19, 1999 PRIMARY 1999 i 1 mt$e. w r Candidates are vying for I three seats on the City Council. Chad Hendry Age: 36 Education: Hendry has a degree in communications from BYU and an MBA in business adminis- tration from the University Civic background: In his work, Hendry V I (ffi tm ill organizes neighborhoods and coordinates volunteer activities. 'l Professional background: Hendry works for Orem City as a Neighborhood Organizer. In that role, he directs volunteers and helps to build public awareness about various issues in the community. How long have you lived in the community? Seven years. What major issues are about? concerned you Hendry identified communication among officials and citizens, community involvement and education as important issues. What changes would you make if elected? Hendry said he would like to help the public understand how to create civic efficiency. How do you plan to fund your campaign? By himself and through private donations. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? For more information, Hendry can be reached at his home at 756-329- Judy Price Age: 59 Education: Price is currently a junior studying criminal justice and legal studies at said mother with 13 was a full-tim- e sons who are now grown. How long have you lived in the community? 27 years. Hunter said he would like people to get out and vote. How can voters find out Professionalshe Background: Price said she would like to see more open communication between the city and citizens. She said she would like to eliminate all forms of abuse occurring in the community. What changes would you make if elected? Price would like to work toward downtown and implementing a curbside recycling program. What one thing would you say to voters? Price's motto is "It is your business." How do you plan to fund your campaign? By herself and donations from family and friends. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? Price says she welcomes voters to call her at home, 756-941- Tom Hunter Education: Hunter studied at the University of Utah. Civic Hunter was a councilman fi': from 1994 through 1995. He currently serves on the Board of Adjustments. She serves as a victim's ' advocate for the North Utah County i Domestic Violence Coalition. ' She is a state board member of more about you and your campaign? Hunter can be reached via at hunterin-surancemsn.co- at at home, at 222-852- or by 756-296- hatchstuvsc.edu. Stephen Hatch Age: 28 Education: Currently studying Integrated Studies at UVSC; served as an intern in the Governor's Office. Civic Background: Hatch is a member of the Public Committee for Awareness Envision Utah. He volunteers with an access committee that is trying to ensure that not only disabled athletes have access to Olympic venues but that disabled spectators are accommodated as well. Professional Hatch Background: At UVSC, works as a special projects coor- dinator dealing with state legislators and lobbyists to secure funds for programs at UVSC. How long have you lived in the community? Hatch is a resident of American g What major issues are you concerned with? Hatch said the main issue currently facing the city is the proposed new city buildings. Hatch feels that the issue is being rushed past citizens without careful consideration. He feels controlled growth is imperative for the future success of the city. Professional Background: What major issues are you concerned about? Hunter said the status of city buildings and complexes are important issues in this election. What changes would you downtown. He would also like the city to organize into neighborhood groups. What one thing would you say to voters? Hatch said he wants voters to get involved, to take an active role in the community. How are you funding ciated taxes as important issues. Also, he feels that the city government needs to be more responsive to citizens' concerns. What changes would you make if elected? If elected, Ricky Storrs Age: 43 Education: High school Civic Background: Storrs has served two consecutive terms on the City Council. He also helped implement the youth court program. Professionalas Background: Storrs works he would focus on life. Background: your campaign? By himself. What one thing would you like to say to voters? 1338, American Fork 84003. At work an environmental wastewater technician and as an EMT for American Fork. How long have you lived in the community? He's lived Gough hopes to identify commonalties and differences within the community and work toward acceptable compromises. What one thing would you like to say to voters? Gough said his motto for the election is "Do the right thing." How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? Gough can be at reached via in American Fork his whole life. What major issues are you concerned about? Storrs said civic building needs, public safety and the development potential of the south side are important issues. What changes would you make if elected? Storrs cited the need for the development of an emergency and safety planning strategy. How do you plan to fund your campaign? By himself. What one thing would you like to say to voters? He would like to emphasize the importance of public safety in the community and the facilities needed to provide the best protection possible. How can people learn more about you and your campaign? Storrs said people can call him at his home, 756-740- Age: 53 Education: He graduated from the University of Utah Pittsburgh University. Civic background: He attends civic meetings and serves on the library board. Professional background: Gough is the CEO of Quest for Excellence, a organization that deals with practical non-prof- it youth educational programs. How long have you lived in the community? He's lived your campaign? By himself here more than five years. How can voters find out What major issues are more about you and your you concerned about? campaign? Hatch can be Gough views the municipal reached by mail at P.O. Box building projects and the asso- - in the community? 37 years. What major issues are you concerned about? Evaqs said he would like to maintain a strong fiscal policy by controlV ling civic expenditures. What changes would you make if elected? your campaign? By himself. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? Evans can be reached via mail at rkecomstoeknetzero.ne!t Sheri Fraughton Age: 35 Education: Age: 52 Education: Blake holds computer science degree High School Civic from BYU. Background: Civic Fraughton has served on the Steel Days parade committee for six years, five as chairperson. background: He regularly attends city meetings. Profess- r 1 Profess ional Background: None How long have you lived in the community? She's lived here her whole life. What major issues are about? you concerned Fraughton said she feels that . city leaders should be responsible for expenditures and should be diligent in completing projects that have been started. would emphasize completing projects and that every citizen who has feelings about an issue be recognized and heard by city officials. How do you plan to fund your campaign? By herself. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? She invites voters to call her at home, 756-106- Kent Evans ional background: Blake is the chairman of Kiva, a computer software company thjat works with large cities on plan' ning and development issues. lived How long have you in the community? 27 years. What major issues are you concerned about? Blake long-tersites planning, including the proposed development of new municipal facilities, as an important issue. What changes would you make if elected? Blake said he would like to focus on cood' eration and partnership amortg local communities to increase opportunities for the city. Msf), he would explore a possible rerouting of the railroad tracks ,to open up space to create options for development. How do you plan to funji your campaign? By himself What one thing would you like to say to voters? Education: Three years of Regarding municipal building college Civic Background: Evans served on the City Council from 1982 until 1986 and as mayor from 1986 until 1989. Professional Background: He has been a mortgage banker for more than 25 years. plans, Blake urges voters to take time to explore ail possible options. ,r How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? Blake can be reached at via kblakekiva.com. EAGLE MOUNTAIN Candidates are vying for two seats on the City Council. Juan'rta Christiansen Age: 40 Education: Some college, self-taug- Civic Background: Christiansen currently serves as director of youth sports in Eagle Mountain, works with youth council program, she was assistant director for Pony Express Days and a Board of Adjustments committee member. She has never held public office. Professional Background: Administrator in ferent people, developers and residents to find out what they are seeing and gather those suggestions. How do you plan to fund your campaign? Christiansen is personally funding her campaign and will not accept donations. What one thing would you like to say to voters? Christiansen feels that her greatest assets are common sense, a love and understand ing for people and a good ear for listening. Her wish is to stand up in front of her community and say that she will do everything in her power to make things work for everyone. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? For more informaabout tion Juanita Christiansen, call her at 766-284- How long have you lived the months community? 13 What major issues are concerned about? you Christiansen feels that residents of Eagle Mountain need to work on unifying the whole community. She would also like to see that impact fees are reduced so that a viable commercial and residential base. Christiansen is also a supporter and organizer of community growth for our children. What changes would you make if elected? Christiansen believes that one of the biggest currently facing problems Eagle Mountain is geographic separation. She feels that to fight against this mindset will resolve some other issues. She plans on talking to a lot of dif- - Greg Kehl Age: 34 Education: High school Civic Background: Kehl has never held way to bring the planning commission and the town council to the same level of thinking. What changes would you make if elected? Kehl would like to work on ways to establish a tax base in the town that would draw light and small businesses to the area by creating some form of incentive program. How will you fund your campaign? Kehl is personally funding his campaign. What one thing would you like to tell your voters? Kehl would like to encourage residents to get involved and vote. How can voters find more information on you and your campaign? Kehl invites anyone who would like to know more about him to call him at and watch for his fliers that are in the mail. 766-921- 3 Mark Lofgren Age: 28 Education: Some college Civic Background: Lofgren a public office. Profes- attends all sional Background: meetings, but has never held a public office. Profes- Kehl works in construc- tion. How long have you lived in the community? He has lived in Eagle Mountain for one year. What major issues are you concerned with? Kehl is concerned with spending, making improvements in the utility billing system and finding a out town council Eagle Mountain isn't growing anymore. He wants to be able to increase commercial and dential growth, but at the same time he doesn't want developers to run rampant. resi- What changes would you make if elected? Lofgren's primary change would be with growth and he feels that will encompass several things, the largest being to bring businesses into the city as well as churches and schools. He believes if the businesses will come, the city will grow. How do you plan to fund your campaign? Ixfgren is personally funding his campaign. What one thing would you like to say to voters? Lofgren said he knows a lot of people that feel it is their duty to do what they feel is right, but he doesn't believe that's the way it's supposed to be. He does believe that the town council should represent what the citizens want. How can voters find out more about you and your campaign? For more information on Mark Lofgren's campaign for Eagle Mountain Town him at Council, markaros.net James Mooring computer network administrator for eight years. How long have you lived in the community? One year Bachelor's degree from What major issues are about? you concerned Lofgren is mainly concerned with growth, meaning that Age: 29 Education: byu Civic background: Mooring has never held public office. r, , sional Background: He has been a Evans emphasized the need for careful planning and zoning s American Fork grows. How do you plan to fund Keith Blake What changes would you make if elected? She said she Gary Gough What changes would you and received a doctoral in the make if elected? Hatch said genetic sciences field from . Civic need to be completed without cutting corners. How do you plan to fund Fork. Age: 45 Background: expressed that civic projects life-lon- He has owned Hunter and Associates Insurance for 10 years. How long have you lived in the community: Hunter said he has lived here all of his UVSC. He make What major issues are you concerned about? Price of Phoenix. if elected? the Utah Mental Retardation Association. Price worked to and create "The restore Garden," an area of the cemetery where mentally and physically challenged people are buried. r" FOnit AMERICAN J ""vf f ! v.. u.cyf HrV i? ;'ycr figs' v fSf uini . Jfi Professional background: Mooring works in financial services. How long have you lived in the community? He's lived in Eagle Mountain for 13 months. What major issues are you concerned about? Mooring feels that the town is in need of more growth but that this cannot be accomplished without a of impact fees. He feels the current fees are too high to attract more residential and commercial growth that would establish a tax base. What changes would you make if elected? Mooring would like to see the commercial and residential impact fees How do you plan to fund your campaign? Mooring is personally funding his paign but does accept contributions. What one thing would you like to say to voters? Mooring would like Eagle Mountain voters to know that he realizes his own personal opinions may not always be correct for the entire town and plans to use this policy for decision making if elected. He also feels strongly that the residents need to unify themselves in their minds by dropping boundaries Brigham Morgan Age: 25 Education: Some college ' Civic Background: Brigham Morgan has never held public office. Profes- sional Background: Morgan works on quality assurance for Internet How many years have you lived in the community? Morgan has lived in Eagje Mountain for one year. What major issues are you concerned about? Morgan is concerned with removing the tax burden from residents by attracting commercial growth and establishing a tax base. He would lilte Eagle Mountain to become beautiful, viable city. What changes would you make if elected? Morgan wants changes in commercial permit procedures. He feels that therels currently a lot of confusion arid miscommunication occurring in that area. How do you plan to fund your campaign? Morgan is personally funding his campaign, t What one thing would yon like to say to your voters.? Morgan would like all resident geographical to get involved in the town govand working ernment L process. together. How can voters find oiit How can voters find out more about you and your more about you and your For more inform.1 campaign? campaign? For more informa- tion on Brigham Morgan and his tion on James Mooring and his campaign, call him at him at or campaign, at him 766-92J- jbmooringyahoo.com 3 electmorganhotmail.com r POOR |